Editorial for Bulverde

BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE

Published
4:59 pm CDT, Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The State Board of Education is considering new science books that could be used by some Texas public school students for a decade. Everyone involved in this process should want books that provide students with the best scientific knowledge possible.

Unfortunately, that effort is being undermined by a familiar problem - a preference by some for creationism over evolution.

Some of that is coming from citizen review committees that have raised objections to the proposed textbooks.

The Texas Freedom Network says some members of the State Board are encouraging this misinformation, noting that five of the 12 reviewers who went to Austin for group reviews have advocated creationist beliefs.

Mainstream science does not have to conflict with anyone's religious beliefs or deny the existence of God. Let parents and clergy educate children on matters of faith, but science classes should teach science.